TY - JOUR
T1 - Toll-like Receptor-2 Mediates Treponema Glycolipid and Lipoteichoic Acid-induced NF-κB Translocation
AU - Opitz, Bastian
AU - Schröder, Nicolas W.J.
AU - Spreitzer, Ingo
AU - Michelsen, Kathrin S.
AU - Kirschning, Carsten J.
AU - Hallatschek, Werner
AU - Zähringer, Ulrich
AU - Hartung, Thomas
AU - Göbel, Ulf B.
AU - Schumann, Ralf R.
PY - 2001/6/22
Y1 - 2001/6/22
N2 - Recently Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been found to be involved in cellular activation by microbial products, including lipopolysaccharide, lipoproteins, and peptidoglycan. Although for these ligands the specific transmembrane signal transducers TLR-4, TLR-2, or TLR-2 and -6 have now been identified, the molecular basis of recognition of lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) and related glycolipids has not been completely understood. In order to determine the role of TLRs in immune cell activation by these stimuli, experiments involving TLR-2-negative cell lines, TLR-expression plasmids, macrophages from TLR-4-deficient C3H/HeJ-mice, and inhibitory TLR-4/MD-2 antibodies were performed. Glycolipids from Treponema maltophilum and Treponema brennaborense, as well as highly purified LTAs from Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis exhibited TLR-2 dependence in nuclear factor κB activation and cytokine induction; however, T. brennaborense additionally appeared to signal via TLR-4. Fractionation of the T. brennaborense glycolipids by hydrophobic interaction chromatography and subsequent cell stimulation experiments revealed two peaks of activity, one exhibiting TLR-2-, and a second TLR-4-dependence. Furthermore, we show involvement of the signaling molecules MyD88 and NIK in cell stimulation by LTAs and glycolipids by dominant negative overexpression experiments. In summary, the results presented here indicate that TLR-2 is the main receptor for Treponema glycolipid and LTA-mediated inflammatory response.
AB - Recently Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been found to be involved in cellular activation by microbial products, including lipopolysaccharide, lipoproteins, and peptidoglycan. Although for these ligands the specific transmembrane signal transducers TLR-4, TLR-2, or TLR-2 and -6 have now been identified, the molecular basis of recognition of lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) and related glycolipids has not been completely understood. In order to determine the role of TLRs in immune cell activation by these stimuli, experiments involving TLR-2-negative cell lines, TLR-expression plasmids, macrophages from TLR-4-deficient C3H/HeJ-mice, and inhibitory TLR-4/MD-2 antibodies were performed. Glycolipids from Treponema maltophilum and Treponema brennaborense, as well as highly purified LTAs from Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis exhibited TLR-2 dependence in nuclear factor κB activation and cytokine induction; however, T. brennaborense additionally appeared to signal via TLR-4. Fractionation of the T. brennaborense glycolipids by hydrophobic interaction chromatography and subsequent cell stimulation experiments revealed two peaks of activity, one exhibiting TLR-2-, and a second TLR-4-dependence. Furthermore, we show involvement of the signaling molecules MyD88 and NIK in cell stimulation by LTAs and glycolipids by dominant negative overexpression experiments. In summary, the results presented here indicate that TLR-2 is the main receptor for Treponema glycolipid and LTA-mediated inflammatory response.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M010481200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M010481200
M3 - Article
C2 - 11285258
AN - SCOPUS:0001701294
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 276
SP - 22041
EP - 22047
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 25
ER -